While a co-worker or friend may expect a gift in the $50-75 range, someone in an urban market may have double the expectations. Here's the ballpark you should be aiming for: Coworker and/or a distant family friend or relative: $50-$75. Relative or friend: $75-$100.
The manuscript containing the story of Beowulf was discovered in England in the l600s. It is written in Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxon invaders who settled in England between A . D . 450 and 600. There is some debate about when Beowulf was written and who wrote it.
For the 9th century Mercian ruler, see Wiglaf of Mercia. Wiglaf (Old English WÄ«Ä¡lÄf pronunciation: [ËwiËjlÉËf]) is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is the son of Weohstan, a Swede of the WÃ¦gmunding clan who had entered the service of Beowulf, king of the Geats. Wiglaf is called Scylfing as a metonym for Swede, as the Scylfings were the ruling Swedish clan.